Chapter 817

• Daniel finally felt the pain. And by pain, it wasn’t just the physical aspect of it, but emotional as well. All this while, Daniel had been holding himself together, telling himself that everything would turn out well, but after that drama with Mimi in the waiting room, it was as if he had been in denial all this while, and reality was dawning on him.
• He once held Victor in his arms. All of his cousin’s blood had been on his body, but Daniel had to wash it off in the hospital’s restroom before Angelina arrived and saw it. The sight of blood didn’t make her skittish but he didn’t want to make her worry. She was carrying his child, he had to make sure that nothing stressed her enough to lose his baby. He had waited a long time for this blessing and would not lose it.
• So he never for once showed his pain nor discomfort to her – even though he found out anyway. Daniel had to be strong for both of them. But now, the four hours were over and the effect of the morphine was easing off, Daniel felt it. That raw pain. But it was nothing compared to the anguish burning inside of him over Victor’s condition.